- Wall Street indices finished yesterday's trading higher, led by tech sector. S&P 500 gained 1.08%, Dow Jones moved 0.32% higher and Nasdaq surged 1.58%. Small-cap Russell 2000 traded over 1.6% higher
- Tech sector will likely remain on watch today as well as Alphabet and Tesla are scheduled to report earnings after close of the Wall Street session
- Indices from Asia-Pacific traded mostly higher today - Nikkei gained 0.2%, S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.5% higher, Kospi jumped 0.7%, while Nifty 50 traded flat. Indices from China traded 0.6-1.7% lower
- European index futures point to a slightly higher or flat opening of today's cash session for major blue chip indices from the Old Continent
- US Vice President and a likely Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, presented her policy position yesterday. However, her presentation did not touch on the topic of economic policy, and focused on issues like gun controls or reproductive rights
- According to media reports, Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win Democratic Party presidential nomination
- According to Reuters report, US Securities and Exchanges Commission approved the spot ether ETFs, which will be allowed to begin trading on today
- According to Deutsche Bank, the rotation out of large-caps and into small-caps is not over yet and could continue over medium-term
- TD Bank sees a risk of sell-off on gold market amid lower demand from China
- In spite of money markets pricing in a cut from Bank of Canada this week, JPMorgan expects the bank to keep rates unchanged. However, JPMorgan said that the decision will likely be a close call
- South Korean PPI inflation accelerated from 2.3% to 2.5% YoY in June, marking the seventh month of acceleration
- Cryptocurrencies are pulling back, with Bitcoin dropping 2.2% and Ethereum trading 1.1% lower
- Energy commodities trade slightly higher - oil gains 0.2%, while US natural gas prices climb 0.3%
- Precious metals pull back - gold drops 0.1%, platinum and palladium trade 0.3% lower, while silver slumps 0.7%
- JPY and CHF are the best performing major currencies while NZD and AUD lag the most
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